Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Cook business at a young age. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 260 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Riardon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Riardon studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Riardon took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120000 cp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).